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First Trust Advisors

First Trust Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $140B
1-Year Est. Return 27.84%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+9.79%
1 Year Est. Return
+27.84%
3 Year Est. Return
+78.79%
5 Year Est. Return
+98.89%
10 Year Est. Return
+456.9%
AUM
$18.4B
AUM Growth
+$3.08B
Cap. Flow
+$1.92B
Cap. Flow %
10.42%
Top 10 Hldgs %
6.82%
Holding
2,433
New
233
Increased
1,303
Reduced
689
Closed
204

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$61.4M
2
CPHD
Cepheid Inc
CPHD
+$41.4M
3
EXAS
Exact Sciences
EXAS
+$35.7M
4
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$34.7M
5
ILMN icon
Illumina
ILMN
+$34.1M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
SFD
SMITHFIELD FOODS,INC
SFD
+$32M
2
AFFX
Affymetrix Inc
AFFX
+$28.7M
3
LIFE
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM STK (DE)
LIFE
+$28.4M
4
BRKR icon
Bruker
BRKR
+$18.3M
5
TMUS icon
T-Mobile US
TMUS
+$18.2M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Energy 14.05%
2 Healthcare 13.14%
3 Consumer Discretionary 11.53%
4 Technology 10.57%
5 Industrials 8.46%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
PAL
1851
DELISTED
NORTH AMERICAN PALLADIUM LTD
PAL
$557K ﹤0.01%
579,843
+134,673
+30% +$144K
NAK
1852
Northern Dynasty Minerals
NAK
$885M
$554K ﹤0.01%
379,288
+103,016
+37% +$214K
RNP icon
1853
Cohen & Steers REIT and Preferred and Income Fund
RNP
$991M
$554K ﹤0.01%
35,750
+1,320
+4% +$21.5K
OMN
1854
DELISTED
OMNOVA Solutions Inc.
OMN
$554K ﹤0.01%
64,826
+5,451
+9% +$44.5K
ACET
1855
DELISTED
Aceto Corp
ACET
$554K ﹤0.01%
35,451
+2,962
+9% +$45.3K
JTD
1856
DELISTED
NUVEEN TAX-ADVANTAGE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND
JTD
$553K ﹤0.01%
37,835
+20,745
+121% +$311K
RHP icon
1857
Ryman Hospitality Properties
RHP
$8.4B
$551K ﹤0.01%
15,955
-17,388
-52% -$621K
MDCO
1858
DELISTED
Medicines Co
MDCO
$551K ﹤0.01%
16,432
-8,380
-34% -$267K
APFC
1859
DELISTED
AMERICAN PACIFIC CORP
APFC
$551K ﹤0.01%
+10,053
New +$424K
BEL
1860
DELISTED
Belmond Ltd.
BEL
$550K ﹤0.01%
+42,390
New +$532K
ARK
1861
DELISTED
BLACKROCK SR HIGH INCM FD INC
ARK
$550K ﹤0.01%
139,615
-22,758
-14% -$90.5K
AKR icon
1862
Acadia Realty Trust
AKR
$2.99B
$549K ﹤0.01%
22,243
-26,363
-54% -$658K
GTIV
1863
DELISTED
GENTIVA HEALTH SERVICES INC
GTIV
$549K ﹤0.01%
45,615
-79,104
-63% -$894K
PSB
1864
DELISTED
PS Business Parks, Inc.
PSB
$547K ﹤0.01%
7,329
-11,442
-61% -$843K
EQY
1865
DELISTED
Equity One
EQY
$547K ﹤0.01%
25,036
-44,061
-64% -$992K
LFUS icon
1866
Littelfuse
LFUS
$10.2B
$546K ﹤0.01%
+6,977
New +$553K
IJS icon
1867
iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF
IJS
$8.11B
$544K ﹤0.01%
10,636
-678
-6% -$33.7K
RHI icon
1868
Robert Half
RHI
$3.61B
$542K ﹤0.01%
13,879
-164,984
-92% -$6.08M
PRKS icon
1869
United Parks & Resorts
PRKS
$2.11B
$542K ﹤0.01%
18,299
+7,600
+71% +$260K
MNK
1870
DELISTED
MALLINCKRODT PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
MNK
$539K ﹤0.01%
+12,227
New +$537K
VMC icon
1871
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$36.3B
$537K ﹤0.01%
+10,356
New +$512K
UBNK
1872
DELISTED
United Financial Bancorp, Inc.
UBNK
$537K ﹤0.01%
+41,329
New +$544K
LVLT
1873
DELISTED
Level 3 Communications Inc
LVLT
$535K ﹤0.01%
+20,060
New +$463K
PGH
1874
DELISTED
Pengrowth Energy Corporation
PGH
$535K ﹤0.01%
+90,307
New +$507K
BKE icon
1875
Buckle
BKE
$2.19B
$534K ﹤0.01%
10,110
-1,478
-13% -$77.9K
73 74
75
76 77

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First Trust Advisors's Q3 2013 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2013, First Trust Advisors held 2,433 positions worth $18.4B, up 20% from $15.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 6.8% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors deployed $1.92B of net new capital in Q3 2013, opening 233 new positions and adding to 1,303 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Cepheid Inc: 1,143,034 shares worth $44.6M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Energy at 14% of assets, down from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM STK (DE), an estimated $28.4M trimmed.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q3 2013 buy was Cepheid Inc: 1,143,034 shares worth $44.6M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Alphabet (Google) Class C in Q3 2013, an estimated $61.4M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q3 2013 reduction was LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM STK (DE), cutting an estimated $28.4M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited SMITHFIELD FOODS,INC in Q3 2013, selling an estimated $32M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 6.8% of its $18.4B portfolio in Q3 2013.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 233 new positions and closed 204 in Q3 2013.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 20% quarter-over-quarter to $18.4B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q3 2013, filed 12 Nov 2013.